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Ira Ayer, I

Ira Ayer, I

Male 1802 - 1889  (86 years)

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  • Name Ira Ayer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Suffix
    Born 26 Dec 1802  Haverhill, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1830  Evans, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Head, 1 male 20-29, 1 female under 5, 1 5-9 and 1 20-29.
    Census 1840  Evans, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Head, 1 male under 5, 1 10-19, 30-39, 1 female 5-9 and 1 30-39.
    Census 13 Sep 1850  Evans, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Head, his farm was valued at $2,650.
    Census 15 Aug 1860  Evans, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Head, his farm was valued at $4,500.
    Census 25 Jun 1870  Evans, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Head, his property was valued at $7,000.
    Census 14 Jul 1880  Evans, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Head.
    Adopted 2 Jan 1884 
    Biography
    • As a child he lived on what he described as the most beautiful farm on the Merrimac River. In 1827 he was a Lieutenant of the 48 th Regiment of Infantry, New York Militia. By 1837 he had reached the rank of Colonel and in 1838 served in the Patriot War. He recruited and trained a Company of men for the Civil War. They were the first to be trained and report for service and became Co. A, 116, Reg. N.Y. Vol. They served through the entire war. In 1850 he had two people born in Ireland living with him. They may have been to help on the farm. In 1860 his wife's Uncle Joseph Davenport was living with along with a boy who was attending school and who's occupation was listed as Serving. In 1850 his farm was valued at $2650 and by 1870 his real and personal estate was valued at $7000. He was the town supervisor between 1857 and 1858.
    Died 28 Jul 1889  Evans Center, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Jul 1889  Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Capt. Jra Ayer
      Born
      Dec. 26, 1802
      Died
      July 28, 1889
      Co. A N. Y. V. I
    Person ID I435  Our Family
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2016 

    Father James Ayer,   b. 1 Feb 1766, Haverhill, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1839  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother Sarah Bradley,   b. 1 Feb 1774,   d. 7 Dec 1844  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Married 14 Dec 1794  Haverhill, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia Mariah Wadsworth,   b. 27 Oct 1808, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1861  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1828  [8
    Children 
     1. Martha Cecilia Ayer,   b. Oct 1829,   d. 1834  (Age ~ 4 years)
     2. Lavinia Ayer,   b. 18 Aug 1834, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1868  (Age 34 years)
     3. Ira Ayer, II,   b. 14 Jul 1836, Evans Center, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1903, 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Lowe Bradley Ayer,   b. 14 Jul 1836, Evans, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1836  (Age 0 years)
     5. Sarah Cecilia Ayer,   b. 29 Nov 1842, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1905  (Age 63 years)
     6. Julia Maria Ayer,   b. 17 Jan 1845, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1871  (Age 26 years)
     7. Lowe Bradley Ayer,   b. Jul 1850,   d. Mar 1852  (Age ~ 1 years)
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bessie E Cronkite,   b. Jan 1841, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1869  Evans Center, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Lolah B. Cash,   b. 7 Mar 1883  [Adopted]
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Dec 1802 - Haverhill, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1830 - Evans, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Evans, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Sep 1850 - Evans, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Aug 1860 - Evans, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Oct 1869 - Evans Center, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 25 Jun 1870 - Evans, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 14 Jul 1880 - Evans, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jul 1889 - Evans Center, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 Jul 1889 - Forest Ave Cemetery, Angola, New York Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Ira Ayer, Sr.
    Ira Ayer, Sr.

    Headstones
    Ira Ayer, I
    Ira Ayer, I
    Capt. Jra Ayer
    Born
    Dec. 26, 1802
    Died
    July 28, 1889
    Co. A N. Y. V. I
    Ira Ayer, Sr. Family Grave Site
    Ira Ayer, Sr. Family Grave Site

    Histories
    Project Ayer
    Project Ayer
    Letters and documents from the Ayer and James families
    Ayer Family Photo Album
    Ayer Family Photo Album
    Ira Ayer I
    Ira Ayer I
    Documents and newspaper clippings
    Reminiscences from The Life of a Pioneer by Ira Ayer I
    Reminiscences from The Life of a Pioneer by Ira Ayer I
    Memorial toIra Ayer1802-1889
    Memorial toIra Ayer1802-1889
    And A History of Company A of the 116th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry by LeRoy S. Oatman 1890

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Ayer Genealogy, Essex Antiquarian (Reliability: 0).

    2. [S30] Ayer, Ira I, Reminiscences, . (Reliability: 0).

    3. [S36] Oatman, LeRoy, Ayer Memorial (Reliability: 0).

    4. [S41] Ayer, Ira I, 1850 US Census (Reliability: 0).

    5. [S43] Ayer, Ira I, 1860 US Census (Reliability: 0).

    6. [S52] Ayer, Ira I, 1870 US Census (Reliability: 0).

    7. [S54] Ayer, Ira I, 1880 US Census (Reliability: 0).

    8. [S30] Ayer, Ira I, Reminiscences, . (Reliability: 1).
      Ira Ayer was not sure about the date.

    9. [S224] Ayer, Ira and Chronkhite, Bessie Marriage (Reliability: 1).